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Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs 1907–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1907

Birth Location: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 2 Aug 1961

Death Location: Queensland, Australia

Father: John Cavanagh

Mother: Edith Manallack

Spouse(s): Ruth Retchford

Children(s): Rebecca Parker, Byron Downs

Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs was born in 1907 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, the child of John William Cavanagh And Edith Mary Ellen Manallack. In 1931, Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided in Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia. In 1942, Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided in Essendon North, Corio, Victoria, Australia. Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs married Ruth Const Retchford, and had children including Byron Keith Cavanagh Downs, Rebecca Ruth Cavanaugh Downs Parker. Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs passed away in 1961 in Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs was born in 1907 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, the child of John William Cavanagh And Edith Mary Ellen Manallack.
  • In 1931, Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided in Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia.
  • In 1942, Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided in Essendon North, Corio, Victoria, Australia.
  • Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs married Ruth Const Retchford, and had children including Byron Keith Cavanagh Downs, Rebecca Ruth Cavanaugh Downs Parker.
  • Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs passed away in 1961 in Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jack Downs's Ancestors

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Jack Downs
1907–1961
Birth Place: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John William Cavanagh
1870–1944
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Edith (Mary Ellen) Manallack
1869–1960
Rocky Flat, Amherst, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John (Allen) Cavanagh
1849–1935
Birmington, England
Rebecca Arms-Rawding
1850–1902
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Manallack
1833–1918
Trezowan, Sithney, Cornwall, England
Sarah (Anne) Clarke
1837–1902
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cavanagh
1824–1900
Hannah Sumner
1845–
James Rawding
1823–1905
Ann Woodford
1824–1895
Thomas Manallack
1806–1891
Mary Ivy
1806–1848
John Clarke
1800–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Cavanagh
1790–1835
Catharine Navin
1791–1849
Hugh Shaw
1796–
Williams Rawding
1795–1861
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1803–1862
John Woodford
1786–1853
Ann Ellis
1790–1846
Thomas Manallack
1776–1864
Margaret Boase
1778–1853
Wearne Ivey
1762–1843
Mary Pascoe
1766–1834

Jack Downs's Descendants

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Jack (Keith Cavanagh) Downs (1907–2 Aug 1961) m. Ruth (Const) Retchford (1914–11 June 1980)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Ruth Cavanaugh Downs) Parker 1939–1985
  2. 2. Byron (Keith Cavanagh) Downs 1937–2011

Jack Downs's Timeline

6 Records

1907
1907
Birth of Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
1931
1931
Age 24
Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided here in Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1942
1942
Age 35
Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided here in Essendon North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Essendon North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1958
1958
Age 51
Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs resided here in Manly, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
Manly, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
1961
2 Aug 1961
Age 54
Death of Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs in Queensland, Australia
Queensland, Australia
1963
4 Nov 1963
Age 56
Jack Keith Cavanagh Downs - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Essendon North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Manly, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1961
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1963
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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